Logs/Firewood - Is this a good price and how to store them?

[Zippee]

We moved into our new house in Jan and had a small open fire fitted (small grate about 18" across and 10" deep), we burned basic timber off cuts from the local garage at the time but that's obviously expensive long term.
Having now got the house into a bit of order we're looking to purchase our first load of seasoned firewood, we've found this chap - www.mrlog.co.uk - who's in the same town as us offering a 1m3 bag of seasoned logs. First question is whether £60 per bag is a good price?
Second question is how do we store them? We don't have an actual log store yet so would piling them up down the side of the house (on half an old pallet) and covering with a tarpauline be OK or should we be storing in a more effective manner?

[.:ian:.]

The last few loads I`ve bought have been £60 for a pickup truck bed full. No idea how this compares to a m3 bag, but it doesnt look like you get a lot of logs in the pictures.

Ideally store them where they get some sun, plenty of air around them, and as much rain kept off as you can. If you cover them totally with tarp they will go mouldy.

[Laurel Green]

Something like This or could build one yourself for not much dosh.

[Zippee]

Thanks - I reckon I could fashion something like that log store up pretty easily with the off cuts I have in the garage, doesn't have to look pretty as it'll be at the side of the house. To summarise then it just needs to be waterproof but open sided/fronted to allow air to circulate easily and the wood to breath.

With regards the log proces I mentioned how much do people normally pay? And how long should they have been seasoned for to enable use this winter?

[Laurel Green]

There's a thread Here that mentions some prices. Can't answer myself as 'tis a long time since last I purchased any.

[Rude-boy]

Please let me come over and make helpful comments whilst you build that mate

ETA



I like that one and it would fit into the bit of your garden that bulges out on the left when you are looking out the kitchen window

Edited by Rude-boy on Thursday 1st September 14:31

[Rollin]

I got a Stihl chainsaw which has paid for itself in terms of wood I've collected and chopped so far.

You would be amazed how much wood you can find if you keep a look out. I was gutted when I got back from holiday and 3 huge chestnuts had disappeared from the church yard opposite!

[Laurel Green]

Talking of logs; I remember when first I moved into a country cottage. An old apple tree needed to be felled as it was (very) passed its sell-by-date, so set about it with an old bow-saw. Very soon, I was accosted by offers to help with the felling of said tree. There's me thinking, what a nice lot these country folk are, only to later realise, that it was the Apple-wood they were after as it is one of the best burning woods that one can find.

[gtidriver]

You could make a log store from disasembled palets, a royal pain to take apart due to threaded nails being used. Starting mine this afternoon.

[Cogcog]

I got a couple of pallets to stack them on and allow air to circulate (which I later burned!) and then bought a small camouflage tarpaulin to keep them dry because I was too mean to buy a log store. Worked well. Last year I had them on the concrete and the ones at the bottom get soggy.

[dfen5]

http://www.euroheat.co.uk/accesso.php?style=Log%20...

They were doing them at a good price if you bought a stove a year ago, not so sure now. Also get a rain proof cover for the front.

[koolchris99]

as said on other thread.. your m3 bag sounds expensive.. look in the local paper and you will be able to pick up a truck load for about the same

this is about 1/2 - 3/4 of a load.

[Zippee]

Most other suppliers round my area wanted £80-90 for a 1m3 bag, this was the cheapest I could find. Anyhow, 2 bags being delivered tomorrow at £110 (£10 discount for buying 2).

[koolchris99]

2 mins on google....

"Seasoned Firewood for sale We have an ongoing supply of seasoned firewood. Logs are available in various loads from firewood nets to pick-up and trailer and larger tipper truck loads. We deliver up to a forty mile radius of Ely for larger loads. Please telephone for further details and a price list. Ely, Cambridgeshire Call now on 07036 268257"